Going Down

[big screen satellite]

Originally Posted by stimpee

I think the 3 that are going down are the 3 that are there now. Brom / Boro / Toon. Simple as that.

i agree - for once....

and the top three will stay the same too if anyone cares about the title

[happiness stan]

I rarely look in the lower reaches of this board...
but seeing as I have, I'm a Saints fan.

Looks like we're down, thanks to Lord Mawhinney's infinite wisdom, was it just me or did he seem to enjoy that a bit too much?

I didn't really think we'd get away with the "it's not the club" loophole, so we deserve the same fate as Luton, B'mouth etc
It's no fun reading that we'll get -10 if we finish outside the bottom 3, or -10 next season if we get relegated all by ourselves.

Thank God the board has gone, time for a new dawn at St Mary's, fingers crossed.

As for the Prem, Fulham have been great to watch this season (mostly at home) as have Villa, at times.
Newcastle & Boro have been shocking, and in the spirit of the underdog I'd hope that Sunderland and Hull stay up in their place.

[Rog]

to be fair stan, i do not believe how shit that is......penalise the fans for some financial fuck up aint right....end of....what has the financial stuff got to do with the team and the supporters? .....not their fault so why penalise them?

[happiness stan]

I agree, it's always the fans that suffer.
But if other clubs have suffered the penalty then we should all live by the same rules, saying that the Football League does seem to make it up as they go along.

It's been heartening to get messages of support from other fans, points deductions are becoming more and more unpopular.

Perhaps the boards could be punished rather than the fans, I'm looking at you, Risdale.

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by big screen satellite

i agree - for once....

and the top three will stay the same too if anyone cares about the title

the mighty BSS agrees with me. and i agree that no-one gives a shit about the title race. its all about the race for 7th! the final UEFA cup spot! who will it be? Fulham / West Ham / Man City / Wigan / Tottenham are in the running, though Wigan will need to win their game in hand to have a chance.

As for the Saints, well. Here's hoping they can beat Leeds twice to help keep those thugs from getting promoted (i'm assuming they will screw up in the playoffs this year)...

[matt]

Originally Posted by stimpee

the mighty BSS agrees with me. and i agree that no-one gives a shit about the title race. its all about the race for 7th! the final UEFA cup spot! who will it be? Fulham / West Ham / Man City / Wigan / Tottenham are in the running, though Wigan will need to win their game in hand to have a chance.

As for the Saints, well. Here's hoping they can beat Leeds twice to help keep those thugs from getting promoted (i'm assuming they will screw up in the playoffs this year)...

Looking at the remaining fixtures think Fulham will drop off the pace as 3 of their remaining 4 games are against teams above them in the table and the other is away to a Newcastle side desperate for points. The Spurs-Man City game could decide which of those 2 teams finish higher with Spurs probably needing a win and then it's all about how the Hammers do in their remaining games

[stimpee]

Special mention must go to Rotherham, who received a 17 point penalty this season and could still finish in the top half of the table if results go their way next weekend. They couldnt even afford the rent on their stadium this season so theyre playing at the local athletics stadium. Theyve struggled to pay players wages but still get the results. Without the points penalty they would have been automatically promoted. Its shit for the fans but its not all doom and gloom.

and the manager? The man who saved Alex Fergusons job in the FA Cup all those years ago. Mark Robins. I know Roy Keane had a go at his ex-Man Utd player managers lack of success but success isnt always measured in cups...

[happiness stan]

Originally Posted by stimpee

As for the Saints, well. Here's hoping they can beat Leeds twice to help keep those thugs from getting promoted (i'm assuming they will screw up in the playoffs this year)...

I was assuming the same thing!
As a Saint in exile in Dublin I'm looking forward to the Leeds games next season, lots of fans over here (of a certain age).
The wind-ups have already started.

Strange thing this global warming - Nice and sunny in Portsmouth and -10 in Southampton.

Three ships have left the port of Southampton never to return - The Titanic, The Premiership and the Championship

[matt]

Not sure the Pompey fans will be quite so jubilant if they lose to Newcastle tonight.

Think Hull are looking more and more likely to go down. 20 points from their first 8 matches of the season and only 14 points in the next 26 and have Villa & United still to play

[happiness stan]

Very shaky for Hull & Sunderland.
I'd rather Blackburn and Pompey went down personally, but I think they'll be ok.

I fancy a draw tonight.
If Shearer starts with 3 up front who will be the first off?